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 WOLFGANG HAFFNER's Profile |
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Music is life |
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| Country: |  Germany |
| Last Login: | May 6, 2008 (570 days back) |
About Me |
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Wolfgang Haffner was born in Wunsiedel/Germany. He started playing drums and piano at the age of six. He began his career as a professional musician in the German French Jazz Ensemble, conducted by german Jazz legend Albert Mangelsdorff. The Band played Festivals including the Paris Jazzfestival and the Jazzfest Berlin. Haffner later became the drummer in Klaus Doldingers „Passport“, with whom he played for 11 years, touring Europe and Southafrica. From 1994 to 1995 he was the drummer in the Band of one of the greatest female singers of all times, Chaka Khan. 1994 he joined the US Fusion Band METRO with Chuck Loeb, Mitch Forman and Anthony Jackson. Haffner worked with many great Jazz Artists including Pat Metheny, Michael & Randy Brecker, Larry Carlton, Bill Evans, Earl Klugh,Woody Shaw, Roy Hargrove, Johnny Griffin, Cassandra Wilson, Joe Pass, Bob James, Joe Lovano, Clark Terry, Pat Martino, Eddie Daniels, Mc Coy Tyner, Art Farmer, Pee Wee Ellis, Esbjorn Svensson, Joe Sample, Fred Wesley, Roy Ayers, Hiram Bullock, Will Lee, Robben Ford... ), also with artists and Bands like Jan Garbarek, Michael Franks, Die Fantastischen Vier, No Angels, Stefan Raab, Helge Schneider, Xavier Naidoo, Sasha, Wolfgang Niedecken, Konstantin Wecker, DePhazz, Lalo Schifrin, NDR Big Band Hamburg and the WDR Big Band Cologne. Haffner has played Festivals around the world, such as Montreux, Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, Chicago, North Sea Jazzfestival, Los Angeles, Berlin, Vienna, San Diego, Geneva, Amsterdam, Nice, Stockholm, Madrid, Oslo, Zurich, London, New York, Bejing, Hong Kong. He toured more than 60 countries (Argentinia, Brasil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Chile, Uruquay, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia Columbia, Portugal Southafrica, USA, India, Egypt,Lebanon, Syria, Italy, Jordan, Poland, Hungary, Thailand, England, Spain, Japan,Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Pakistan, Russia, Korea, China...). In 2002 Haffner formed the Wolfgang Haffner Band. When not performing with his own Band he plays with the Nils Landgren Funk Unit of Sweden and with german trumpet player Till Broenner. Haffner has played on about 400 Recordings, including 12 albums under his own name. In 2004 he produced the album “Forward Motion” of the iclandic Band, “Mezzoforte“. In May 2006 Wolfgang Haffner..s record “Shapes” was released, also his DVD "shapes live in concert. The brandnew Trio CD Wolfgang Haffner "Acoustic Shapes" (with Lars Danielsson on bass and Hubert Nuss on piano) is in stores now! SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY: WOLFGANG HAFFNER Shapes live in concert (DVD) WOLFGANG HAFFNER Acoustic Shapes WOLFGANG HAFFNER Shapes WOLFGANG HAFFNER Zooming WOLFGANG HAFFNER Live&Real WOLFGANG HAFFNER Urban Life WOLFGANG HAFFNER Music WOLFGANG HAFFNER Movin on WOLFGANG HAFFNER Whatever it is WOLFGANG HAFFNER I should have known WOLFGANG HAFFNER Back home WOLFGANG HAFFNER Last exit WOLFGANG HAFFNER Live MICHAEL FRANKS Rondevous in Rio MICHAEL FRANKS Barefoot on the beach CHUCK LOEB The music inside CHUCK LOEB The moon, the stars… CHUCK LOEB Listen CHUCK LOEB In a Heartbeat CHUCK LOEB Presence EDDIE DANIELS Beautiful love EDDIE DANIELS Swing low GATO BARBIERI Che Corazón NELSON RANGELL Destiny NELSON RANGELL Turning night into day PAQUITO D..RIVERA The Clarinetist PASSPORT Balance of happiness PASSPORT Passport to paradise PASSPORT Move PASSPORT Live METRO Express METRO Live (in Berlin) METRO Metro METRO Tree People METRO Metrocafe METRO Grapevine MITCH FORMAN Perspectives TILL BRÖNNER Love TILL BRÖNNER Chattin with Chet TILL BRÖNNER That Summer TILL BRÖNNER The Christmas album MEZZOFORTE Forward Motion MANGELSDORFF/DAUNER Hut ab! HILDEGARD KNEF 17 Millimeter HILDEGARD KNEF Aber schön war es doch CARMEN CUESTA One Kiss CARMEN CUESTA Peace of mind CARMEN CUESTA Dreams JOE PASS Joe Pass in Hamburg LALO SCHIFRIN Jazz goes to Hollywood LALO SCHIFRIN Mannix KONTANTIN WECKER Stilles Glück KONTANTIN WECKER Concert ..90 KONTANTIN WECKER Classics KONTANTIN WECKER Uferlos KONTANTIN WECKER Uferlos live KONTANTIN WECKER Schtonk (Soundtrack) KONTANTIN WECKER Am Flußufer PE WERNER Herzkönigin PE WERNER Beinfreiheit NDR BIG BAND Ellingtonia NDR BIG BAND Bravissimo NDR BIG BAND The Theatre of Kurt Weil SWR BIG BAND/B.MINTZER Live SWR BIG BAND/M.SCHNEIDER Live MANFRED KRUG Schlafstörung MANFRED KRUG Tatort - Die Songs PETER HERBOLZHEIMER 25 Jahre CHARLIE MARIANO Portrait of France OLD FRIENDS German Jazz Masters FESSLER Signatures NILS LANDGREN Sentimental Journey NILS LANDGREN Funky Abba NILS LANDGREN License to Funk RIGMOR GUSTAFSSON I will wait for you VICTORIA TOLSTOY Shining on you VICTORIA TOLSTOY My Swedish heart NO ANGELS When the Angels Swing ROLF KÜHN Internal Eyes ROLF KÜHN Inside out ROLF KÜHN Affairs ALBERT MANGELSDORFF Music for Jazz Orchestra TOM GÄBEL Introducing: myself MSM SCHMIDT Arrival MSM SCHMIDT Transit C.PROMMER..S DRUM LESSON Vol.1 STUDNITZKY Trio ENDERS ROOM Human Radio PETER WENIGER Legal Paradizer QUIQUE SINESI Color Cielo MAX MUTZKE Aus dem Bauch RUSS MILLER Arival DI GIOIA-ILG-HAFFNER Abracadabra WOLFGANG NIEDECKEN Niedecken Koeln WOLFGANG HAFFNER PLAYS EXCLUSIVELY: YAMAHA DRUMS (www.yamahadrums.com) MEINL CYMBALS (www.meinlcymbals.com) REMO DRUM HEADS (www.remo.com) VIC FIRTH STICKS (www.vicfirth.com) MEINL PERCUSSION (www.meinlpercussion.com) BEYERDYNAMIC MICROPHONES (www.beyerdynamic.de) BOOKING AGENCY: Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion GmbH Oberstrasse 14 B D – 20144 Hamburg / Germany Phone: + 49 (0) 40 414788-0 Mail: ina.lieckfeldt@karsten-jahnke.de Web: www.karsten-jahnke.de |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 11/27/2006Band Website: wolfganghaffner.com Band Members: / Wolfgang Haffner w/Pat Metheny,Michael Brecker,Esbjörn Svensson,Nils Landgren,Lars Daniellson live at Jazz Baltica 2003 Influences: GOOD MUSIC Sounds Like: New WOLFGANG HAFFNER CD "Acoustic Shapes" (ACT Records) now in stores! WOLFGANG HAFFNER Acoustic Shapes Tour: 17.04.2008 P-LISBON (Fábrica Braço de Prata) 18.04.2008 P-LISBON (Auditorium Goethe Institut) 19.04.2008 ES-VALENCIA (Benetusser, Cultural Center) 21.04.2008 D-PFORZHEIM (Domicile) 22.04.2008 D-INGOLSTADT (Bürgerhaus) 23.04.2008 D-MAINZ (Frankfurter Hof) 24.04.2008 D-BERLIN (Quasimodo) 25.04.2008 D-HAMBURG (Fabrik) 26.04.2008 LV-RIGA (Sony Teracc) 27.04.2008 LV-RIGA (Yamaha Drum Workshop, 12h) 28.04.2008 D-KÖLN (Stadtgarten) 29.04.2008 D-FREIBURG (Jazzhaus) 30.04.2008 ES-MADRID (Clamores) 02.05.2008 D-STUTTGART (Bix Club) 03.05.2008 D-NÜRNBERG (Tafelhalle) (to be continued in Oct / Nov 2008) Record Label: ACT Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Funk / Nu-Jazz) |
My Blog |
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Wolfgang Haffner MEINL Signature Club Ride |
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| Please check:www.meinlcymbals.com/byzance/jazz/clubride Posted by WOLFGANG HAFFNER on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:17:00 PST |
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New Recordings with Wolfgang Haffner on Drums |
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| WOLFGANG HAFFNER - Acoustic ShapesNILS LANDGREN FUNK UNIT - License to FunkTILL BRNNER - The Cristmas AlbumMAX MUTZKE - Aus dem BauchCHUCK LOEB - PresenceRUSS MILLER - ArrivalCHRIS PROMMER..S DRUM LE... Posted by WOLFGANG HAFFNER on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:44:00 PST |
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Wolfgang Haffner YAMAHA Signature Snare Drum |
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| Please go to:www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_europe/germany/10_musical_in
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/06_MSD1360WHRA_Wolfgang_Haffner/index.html Posted by WOLFGANG HAFFNER on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:20:00 PST |
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